However, a year later, on December 23, 1974, Albritton and two other commissioners (Zearl Lancaster and Kenneth Kelson) pushed through a surprise motion to purchase the adjacent "Block 10" (bounded by Palafox, Zaragoza, Baylen and Government Streets) for an estimated $750,000. The commissioners said the block would be razed and considered for the site of the new judicial center; and if it were not used for that purpose, it could be converted to parking or a public park. Project architect William Graves pointed out that his current design would not fit on Block 10, and others complained that it would be redundant as either a park (across the street from Plaza Ferdinand) or a parking lot. Circuit Court Judge William Frye III issued an injunction on December 24 blocking the purchase of Block 10 until a full review could be made.